Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Rattlesnake Lodge (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Rattlesnake Lodge. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Rattlesnake Lodge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Rattlesnake Lodge: Rattlesnake Ldg. (or less commonly used: Rattlesnake Ldge.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Rattlesnake Lodge is located in Buncombe County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Buncombe County: Haywood, Henderson, Madison, McDowell, Rutherford, Transylvania & Yancey.
Below are the counties that are near Rattlesnake Lodge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rattlesnake Lodge:
- Buncombe County (The home county of Rattlesnake Lodge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattlesnake Lodge, with the one closest to Rattlesnake Lodge listed first.
- Riceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Beech
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Swannanoa Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Swannanoa Hills is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swannanoa Hills
- Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Swannanoa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Walkertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Azalea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Redwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Stoney Knob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Weaverville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barnardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Asheville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattlesnake Lodge, with the one closest to Rattlesnake Lodge listed first.
- Morning Star
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- Canton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Canton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Cruso
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Clyde
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Lake Junaluska
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Teague ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattlesnake Lodge, with the one closest to Rattlesnake Lodge listed first.
- Gerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bearwallow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Fletcher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bat Cave
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Naples
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Naples is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Mills River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- U-No
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- U-No is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for U-No
- Balfour
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Balfour is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
- Carolina Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Carolina Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Village
- Pinehurst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pinehurst is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattlesnake Lodge, with the one closest to Rattlesnake Lodge listed first.
- Ivy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Mars Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Bethel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Rollins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Marshall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Walnut
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Stackhouse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Chapel Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Hurricane
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Trust
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Trust is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattlesnake Lodge, with the one closest to Rattlesnake Lodge listed first.
- Dendron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Old Fort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lackey Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Moffitt Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Greenlee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Providence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Sugar Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Little Switzerland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Glenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Vein Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattlesnake Lodge, with the one closest to Rattlesnake Lodge listed first.
- Huntdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Relief
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Grassy Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Penland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Tipton Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Red Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Spruce Pine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Richlands
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Altapass
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Bakersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Polk County
- Mill Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattlesnake Lodge, with the one closest to Rattlesnake Lodge listed first.
- Village of Chimney Rock Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Village of Chimney Rock Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Chimney Rock Village
- Estimated population in 2015: 108 people
- Chimney Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Lure
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Whitehouse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Thermal City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Green Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Union Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Transylvania County
- Penrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattlesnake Lodge, with the one closest to Rattlesnake Lodge listed first.
- Murchison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Pensacola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Low Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Hamrick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Burnsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Celo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Higgins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Micaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Day Book
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Ramseytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Unicoi County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattlesnake Lodge, with the one closest to Rattlesnake Lodge listed first.
- Flag Pond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Clear Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Ernestville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rattlesnake Lodge, see our County-by-County Page for Rattlesnake Lodge.
Cemeteries Near Rattlesnake Lodge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rattlesnake Lodge.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Rattlesnake Lodge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rattlesnake Lodge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rattlesnake Lodge, with the one closest to Rattlesnake Lodge listed first.
- Hughey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hughey Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northeast of Asheville.
- The Hughey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Huey Cemetery
- Hughey / Rice Cemetery
- Rice / Hughey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47729 <3>
- Ballard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brank Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maney Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lewis Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paint Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Patton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Webb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Anders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (521 more) ...
- Coles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dillingham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Rattlesnake Lodge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rattlesnake Lodge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rattlesnake Lodge, with the one closest to Rattlesnake Lodge listed first.
- Riceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Beech
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Swannanoa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Azalea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Dillingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dillingham is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingham
- Weaverville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Asheville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barnardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flat Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Stocksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stocksville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stocksville
- Murphy Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Democrat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Biltmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Biltmore is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Black Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rattlesnake Lodge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rattlesnake Lodge.
Newspapers Published in Rattlesnake Lodge ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rattlesnake Lodge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rattlesnake Lodge, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rattlesnake Lodge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Rattlesnake Lodge:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Buncombe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- Madison County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Polk County
- Rutherford County
- Transylvania County
- Yancey County
- Unicoi County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rattlesnake Lodge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rattlesnake Lodge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |